Device for guying masts



Feb. 2, 1960 w. HELDSTAB 2, 23,382

DEVICE FOR GUYING MASTS Filed July 12, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.WILLA RD Haas ms H'TTOR NE Y Feb. 2, 1960 w. HELDSTAB 2,923,382

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I ATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 States My invention relates to animprovement in a device for guying masts or the like and moreparticularly to a device with which a mast may be temporarily guyedwhereby permanent guys may be easily installed andwhen installed thedevice easily removed.

It is an object of my invention to provide a device which allows easypermanent erection of a mast or other vertical member by one person. Itis also an object of my invention to provide a device which allows easytemporary guying of a mast by a single person for subsequent easypermanent guying by the same single person.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a device which isrernovably connected to a mast and which adjustably and accuratelypositions the mast temporarily. It is still a further object to providea device which is easily and quickly attached to a mast to be guyed andeasily and quickly removed therefrom after the mast is permanentlyguyed.

I shall not here attempt to set forth and indicate all of the variousobjects and advantages incident to my invention, but other objects andadvantages will be referred to in or .else will become apparent fromthat which follows.

The invention will appear more clearly from the followingdescriptionwhen taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,showing by way of example a preferred embodiment of the inventive ideawherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.

In the drawings forming part of this application:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device on a mast mounted on a rooftemporarily guying the same with the permanent guys in position, thedevice shown in broken lines lying on the roof in substantially theposition in which the temporary guys are loosely attached, the mast androof being broken away.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my device in position on a portion ofa mast, the temporary guy lines being broken away.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 showing thepermanent clamp in position on the mast with the permanent guys only.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the releasableclamp for the mast.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my device A for guying mastsincludes the upper clamp member 10 and the lower clamp member 11 spacedtherefrom. The clamps 10 and 11 are substantially identical, and theupper clamp is made of the arcuate half portions 12 and 13 hingedlyconnected at one end of each half by the hinge member 14. The halfportion 12 is formed with the end flange portion 15, and the companionhalf portion 13 is formed with the flange portion 16. The flangeportions 15 and 16 have formed therethrough a hole which receives thebolt 17 on which is mounted the wing nut 18 for drawing up the clamp 10upon the mast 19. The half clamp portions 12 and 13 are flattened as atr: 2,923,382 Patented Feb. 2, 1960 20 to aid in a secure positioning ofthe elongated 'flat side support members 21, 22, 23 and 24 thereon bymeans of the bolt portions 25 of the pulleys 26,27, 28 and 29respectively;

The lower clamp 11 includes the arcuate half portions 39 and 31 hingedlyconnected at one end of each half by the hinge member 32. The halfportion 39 of the clamp 11 is formed with the end flange portion 33, andthe companion half portion 31 is formed with the end flange portion 34,each of said flange portions having a hole formed therethrough toreceive the bolt 35 on which is mounted the wing nut 36 for drawing upthe clamp 11 upon the mast 19. The half clamp portions 30 and 31 areflattened as at 37 to aid in a secure positioning of the lower ends ofthe side members 21, 22, 23 and 24 thereon by means of the bolts 38. Thebolts 38 also mount the ratchet wheels 39 and the reels 40, 41, 42 and43 for each of the members '21, 22, 23 and 24 respectively. The reels4il-43 each has a coil of light cable44 thereon, and the cable 44 ofeach reel 40, 41, 42 and 43 'is passed through the pulleys 26, 27, 28and 29 respectively. Secured to the end of each of the four temporaryguy cables 44 is a snap fastener 45.

Further provided in conjunction with each of the four ratchets 39 is apawl member 46 pivotally mounted on the elongated member carrying theratchet. Each of the pawl members 46 is formed with the handle extensionportions 47, and each pawl 46 is held in releasable engagement with thecompanion ratchet 39 by means of a small spring 43. The reels 4043 areeach rotated by means of the small handles 49 connected thereto. Theelongated support members are approximately 3 feet in length, but I donot wish to be restricted to the length thereof.

Function and operation of the device With my device A the mast 19 may beerected on the roof C of the structure B by a single operator in themanner which follows. The roof mount or jack 49 is secured to the roof Cof the structure B. The device A is then clamped onto the mast 19 bymeans of the clamps 10 and 11 in a position whereby the operator canreach the upper clamp 10 when standing even with the lower end of themast. It is apparent that a good portion of the mast may extend upwardlyand beyond the upper clamp 10. Then each of the four light guying lines44 is payed out from the reels 4043 and one of the pulleys 2629 to alength slightly longer than the permanent guys 50 will be by releasingthe pawl members 46.

The operator then carries the mast 19 with the device A thereon onto theroof C with the light temporary guying lines 44 extended therefrom. Thedevice A is then laid on the roof C in somewhat the position shown inbroken lines in Figure 1. The operator then attaches each of the fourlines 44 loosely to the four permanent anchors 51 secured to the roof Cby means of the snap connections 45 and returns to a point adjacent themount 49.

The mast 19 with the device A thereon is then raised to a verticalposition, and the lower heel end thereof placed in the receiver portionof the mount 49. In this position the mast 19 is loosely positioned in avertical position due to the necessary slack in the lines 44 before theraising of the mast. The operator then takes up on each of the fourlines 44 while standing at the mast by means of the take-up reels 40-43using the small cranks 49, and by carefully taking up each line 44 to ataut condition the mast 19 may be finally placed in a true verticalsubstantially rigid position without the operator leaving the base ofthe mast.

The permanent guy wires 52 previously attached to the mast 19 by meansof the permanently secured collar 53 are then secured to the anchors 51.At this point the the snaps 45 therefrom.

mast 19 is permanently guyed, and the operator then unclamps the clamps11 and 12 from the mast 19 and removes the lines 44 from the anchors 51by taking ofl It is thus seen from the above that with my simple andeconomical device A a mast may be easily erected by a single operator ina minimum of time.

In Figure 6 I have illustrated a further form of an adjustable andreleasable clamp 54 for the mast 19 used in the same manner as theclamps and 11. The clamp 54 is composed of the two semi-circular halfportions 55 and 56 hingedly connected at 57 and overlapping at the freeends 58 and 59. The free ends 58 and 59 have threaded holes formedtherethrough which align and through which the screw 60 is threaded. Thesupport members 61, 62, 63, and 64 are similar to the supports 21-24 andmount pulleys (not shown) similar to the pulleys 26-29. To mount theclamp 54 on the mast, the screw 60 is removed, the half portions 55 and56 hingedly separated and then closed about the mast. The screw 60 isthen screwed into the ends 58 and 59 and the end of the screw brought tobear against the mast to securely position the clamp on the mast. Afterthe procedure is carried out as heretofore set forth, the clamp isremoved by removing the screw 60.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, that which I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a device for removableconnection with a mast for temporarily guying the same to allowpermanent guying to a support, a pair of clamps for temporary removableconnection with the mast at a point spaced from the ends of the mast,means for mounting said clamps in a spaced relationship, a plurality ofadjustable guy line take-up reels mounted on said clamp mounting means,each of said reels having a guy line wound thereon, a plurality of guidemeans for said guy lines mounted on said clamp mounting means spacedfrom said reels and through which said guy lines are threaded from saidtake-up reels for temporary adjustable connection with the support onwhich the mast is to be permanently guyed.

2. In a device for removable connection with a mast for temporarilyguying the same to a support, a plurality of support members, means forclamping said support members on a mast at a point spaced from the endthereof, an adjustable take-up reel having a guy line wound thereon andmounted on each of said support members, guy line guide means connectedto each of said support members spaced from said take-up reels andthrough which said guy lines are threaded.

3. In a device for removable connection with a mast for temporarilyguying the same to a support, three or more elongated support members, aclamp member secured adjacent the upper ends of-said support members, asecond clamp member secured adjacent the lower ends of said supportmembers, an adjustable guy line take-up reel mounted on each of saidsupport members adjacent said lower clamp member, a pulley memberconnected to each of said support members adjacent the said upper clampmember and opposite the reel mounted thereon, a guy line wound on eachof said take-up reels and threaded through said pulley opposite theretofor adjustable temporary connection with the support on which the mastis to be permanently guyed.

4. In a device for temporarily guying a mast, a pair of clamps eachincluding half portions hingedly connected for placement about the mast,a pair of elongated support members connected to the half portions ofeach of said clamps, a take-up reel mounted on each of said elongatedsupport members, a pulley mounted on each of said elongated supportmembers spaced from said take-up reels, a guy line wound on each of saidreels and threaded through each of said pulleys for temporary connectionwith the support on which the mast is to be permanently guyed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS415,667 Edwards Nov. 19, 1889 1,418,775 Brown June 6, 1922 2,260,932Chulick et al. Oct. 28, 1941 2,705,121 Kaminky et al Mar. 29, 1955

